A skateboarder has been left “gutted” after some of the world’s best skaters cancelled an upcoming trip to Cardiff – because of the Nato Summit.

Darren Evans, the owner and director of the City Surf store in the capital’s High Street Arcade, was contacted by the international Cliché Skateboards company who expressed interested in doing a meet and greet with fans in Cardiff as well as filming for their website on September 4.